The book centers around 7 th grader, Nicki Demere, who is an orphan (and a pickpocket) in the foster care system.Įverything changes when she is approached by U.S. Their mistakes, challenges, and how they handle them, truly make the book. This book is perfect for any middle schooler who loves excitement and adventure. They are struggling to do their best and find a place where they can be themselves. It’s hard not to cheer when they succeed because they seem to be so much like you! It’s easy to strike a chord with the characters in Greetings from Witness Protection. As a fifth-grade teacher who has also taught fourth and sixth grade, he knows a lot about middle schoolers. It makes me smile to think that Burt probably wrote much of this novel from inspiration from his students. Jake Burt perfectly captures the middle school atmosphere and all the stereotypes that seem eternally bound there.įrom the school enthusiast to the manipulative drama queen, it seems like Loblolly Middle School (with its cheesy fighting pinecone mascot as the icing on the cake) could be the middle school any kid went to.Įven though Greetings from Witness Protection has nice worldbuilding, and an enthralling plot, at the end of the day, the thing that makes it a tale I can read over and over is the characters.Īs a pre-teen/teen, you’re often looking for somewhere to fit in. Someone that gets you since your parents and family no longer seem to. Good authors often write about what they know best, and Jake Burt fits right into this category. Greetings from Witness Protection is a book, that like Harry Potter, can be loved by both kids and adults. Rowling wrote a novel that perfectly weaves together all the elements of a successful story to create a masterpiece. If you haven’t read Greetings from Witness Protection, you might think a comparison between it and Harry Potter is outlandish. But both Jake Burt and J.K.
Greetings from Witness Protection and the Harry Potter Series are books that make the cut. I have to connect with the characters and love the plot. To be one of my comfort books, the book has to be of the highest quality of writing. I can read these books repeatedly (sometimes back-to-back) and never get bored. As an avid reader, I devour all books. As a kid, I read just about anything lying around the house from textbooks to novels.Įvery book is worth a first-time read, but most aren’t captivating enough for me to come back to. However, I have a few ‘comfort reading’ books.
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